Urban Problems and Community DevelopmentRonald F. Ferguson, William T. Dickens Brookings Institution Press, 01/01/2011 - 642 من الصفحات In recent years, concerned governments, businesses, and civic groups have launched ambitious programs of community development designed to halt, and even reverse, decades of urban decline. But while massive amounts of effort and money are being dedicated to improving the inner-cities, two important questions have gone unanswered: Can community development actually help solve long-standing urban problems? And, based on social science analyses, what kinds of initiatives can make a difference? This book surveys what we currently know and what we need to know about community development's past, current, and potential contributions. The authors--economists, sociologists, political scientists, and a historian--define community development broadly to include all capacity building (including social, intellectual, physical, financial, and political assets) aimed at improving the quality of life in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods. The book addresses the history of urban development strategies, the politics of resource allocation, business and workforce development, housing, community development corporations, informal social organizations, schooling, and public security. |
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... theories of community activists indicate how , by working with individuals , community based development organizations restore the community.9 Similarly , a 1997 report for the Pew Charitable Trusts ' Neighborhood Preservation ...
... theory and practice , repre- sented by both private and public sector efforts such as the Gray Areas Program , the Community Development Corporation movement , and the Community Action Program . They employ the lessons from that ...
... theory-based evaluation. See, for example, Connell and others (1995); and Milligan, Coulton, and Register (1996). 24. On the Bronx, see Briggs, Miller, and Shapiro (1996); Sviridoff and Ryan (1996); and Donovan, Apgar, and Briggs ( 1 ...
... theories , bits of evidence , and inspirational anecdotes to support most of the strategies now popular . But even for the most popular and highly touted strategies , solid , extensive , and theory - based empirical research that would ...
... Theories of Change Evaluation in the Cleveland Community-Building Initiative." Case Western Reserve University ... Theory of Community Based Development." Social Problems 42 (3): 401-24. Rusk, David. 1993. Cities without Suburbs ...
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